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I feel like I had a similar experience....I figure the knucklehead was looking at his cell phone while at the traffic light........First I cried....no kidding. The car was less than 6 months old.Hi all,
My wife just got rear ended by someone while stopped at a traffic light in our 3 month old 75 D. This is the first time we've been in an accident in the Tesla, so I need some advice on what do.
What happened: Both cars were stopped at a light, then the driver who hit her slowly crept forward for some reason and hit her. She was going very slow, so thankfully the collision wasn't hard and everyone is OK. My wife was able to direct her to a parking lot nearby where they exchanged insurance info. The whole thing was captured on dashcam footage (blackvue 650s). Clearly shows what happened and the driver is 100% at fault.
Damage: The damage to the car appears to be in 3 places, two very small marks that appear to be paint chips (i.e. through the clear coat and paint) and minor a few minor scuffs in one spot that may or may not come out. Appears that the marks are from the driver's license plate, although I'm not 100% sure. It's on the rear bumper. I will try to upload pictures in a bit. As far as I can tell the options will be, 1) take to a detailer to see if they can buff it out/touch things up (not likely) or 2) take to a body shop who will most likely replace the rear bumper.
What we're already done: Gotten insurance information from the driver (it's Geico), taken pictures of the damage and copied the videos for today from the SD Card onto our computer to avoid them getting written over. Should we have done anything else at this point?
Next Steps: I have a call into my insurance agent (State Farm) for advice and will be calling Tesla to discuss with them if anything should be inspected and where that should happen. Geico has already called us, so the driver started the claim. I'm guessing they will send out an adjuster to inspect. Before I call back Geico, I wanted to get advice from the community. Should I get the car inspected by one of Tesla's approved body shops? Should I get the car inspected by our service center to ensure there are no issues with any of the sensors (auto pilot, etc)? Any other advice or anything to lookout for would be great.
Thanks.
Nope, your brake lights come on with regen. You can even see it on the dash.NOTE, I am seeing more rear enders. WHY?, I am scared to death. Here's why, you are going 35 to 50, you let off the pedal, what happens? The car automatically nose dives with NO BRAKE LIGHTS! A cop almost rear ended me, he was not paying attention. I am thinking of installing a motion activated BRAKE light in back window. I have let a lot of folks drive my car, the first thing they notice is the instant braking with no BRAKE pedal.
Nope, your brake lights come on with regen. You can even see it on the dash.
Pursuing a claim will likely do more harm than good - given the photos provided. That slight incident will be reported as "accident."
Any potential buyer will assume you totaled the car - a diesel truck plowed into your car and the entire thing was taken apart and put back together by a shady repair shop. This person will never know it was a simple tap with a bit of paint chip.
Having the vehicle inspected is good - to assure yourself nothing more major has happened. But pursuing the claim does have its faults. DV is one of them.
Maybe your car is broken?NOTE, I am seeing more rear enders. WHY?, I am scared to death. Here's why, you are going 35 to 50, you let off the pedal, what happens? The car automatically nose dives with NO BRAKE LIGHTS! A cop almost rear ended me, he was not paying attention. I am thinking of installing a motion activated BRAKE light in back window. I have let a lot of folks drive my car, the first thing they notice is the instant braking with no BRAKE pedal.
Wow that's minor. I would've demanded cash, pocketed it and bought some touch up paint and called it a day. Win win for both parties since the at fault driver would get away with no claim on their insurance (their damage was probably nonexistent) and you'd get more cash than its worth. Its a bumper cover, it did its job well and body work on that small damage is a waste. Its entirely your call though as you didn't cause this damage so its really up to you on what you'd tolerate on your new car.
It's no worse than a manual transmission car. Probably better. You can substantially slow your car down with engine braking, without your brake lights coming on, when you downshift your ice car. "The car automatically nose dives with NO BRAKE LIGHTS! " Doesn't happen in a properly functioning Tesla.The car has to slow down quite a bit before the brake lights go on. If I just slightly let off on the accelerator I can coast with no brakes until close to the end. I usually end up tapping the the brakes if a car is close behind me.
Please post proof of this.WARNING: Tesla will NOT support the car in the future if it is not repaired in one of their authorized body shops.
And the most common cause is texting!Rear end accidents are just very common.